Portrait of Benjamin West, P.R.A. by John Jackson (1814) | Artnap

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Pencil and wash portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark coat holding a rolled paper, with a shaded background.

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A pencil and wash drawing shows an elderly, balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, seated and holding a rolled sheet of paper, with a shaded background. The handwritten inscription beneath reads Portrait of B. West Esq. P.R.A. with the date 1814.

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1814

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